English
Riga
Riga may come from Latvian Rīga.
- LatvianmodernRīgauncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 2014Riga
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- LatvianmodernRīgauncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 2014Riga
Earliest quotation: 2014, Zigmunds Skujins: “[The city is] at least ten Rigas and Jelgavas…”
Every English word from Latvian Rīga
Another origin of Riga
- Italianc. 1300–presentRiga
- Englishtodaysame form
Today it means
name The capital city of Latvia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latvian Rīga / Riga